Editing Alton, Illinois (section)

==Media==
Alton has one daily newspaper, ''[[The Telegraph (Alton)|The Telegraph]]'', formerly the ''Alton Evening Telegraph''. The ''Telegraph'' provides coverage of local news, as well as sports and relevant national news.

''Locally owned Big Z Media operates Radio Station WBGZ 1570AM and 107.1FM and Music Radio Station 94.3FM. In 2022, Big Z Media acquired [[AdVantage News]]'', a free online (daily) and print newspaper, focusing on community features and hyperlocal news.

Alton also has internet-based resource, Riverbender.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riverbender.com/index.cfm|title=RiverBender.com|website=RiverBender.com|access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref> Named for the local bend in the Mississippi River, Riverbender is a portal serving local and national news, sports, obits, classifieds, and events. In 2007 it was the first company to broadcast the [[Alton Community Unit School District 11|Alton High School]]'s sports games live online.

===Film and television===
The 1979 feature film [[Dreamer (1979 film)|Dreamer]], starring [[Tim Matheson]], [[Susan Blakely]] and [[Jack Warden]], was primarily shot on location in Alton.<ref name="afi">{{cite web |url=http://catalog.afi.com/Film/56250-DREAMER?sid=707b9fc1-4d11-437a-a935-7d0fe77d1b86&sr=0.8563489&cp=1&pos=2#1 |title=Dreamer – History |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=February 2, 2019 }}</ref> The [[McPike Mansion]] and Mineral Springs Hotel were featured on the [[Travel Channel]] series, ''[[Ghost Adventures]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Guthrie |first=Leanne |title=''Ghost Adventures'' begin 17th season of show with visit to haunted Alton |url=https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/ghost-adventures-begin-17th-season-of-show-with-visit-to-haunted-alton-32932.cfm |website=RiverBender.com |access-date=January 12, 2019 |date=January 4, 2019 }}</ref> Alton was featured on the third season of the Hulu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hulu.com/series/small-business-revolution-main-street-f6fa1c94-ef48-437a-85f5-c0b94bffe1f2|title=Hulu|date=October 18, 2016|website=Hulu.com|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> series Small Business Revolution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deluxe.com/small-business-revolution/main-street/season-three/|title=MAIN STREET SERIES: SEASON 3|date=April 8, 2019|website=Deluxe.com|access-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref>